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Hybrid Dielectric-Metallic Back Reflector for Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells

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  • James G. Mutitu

    (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Delaware, 151 Evans Hall Newark, DE 19716, USA)

  • Shouyuan Shi

    (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Delaware, 151 Evans Hall Newark, DE 19716, USA)

  • Allen Barnett

    (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Delaware, 151 Evans Hall Newark, DE 19716, USA)

  • Dennis W. Prather

    (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Delaware, 151 Evans Hall Newark, DE 19716, USA)

Abstract

In this paper, we present the design and fabrication of hybrid dielectric-metallic back surface reflectors, for applications in thin film amorphous silicon solar cells. Standard multilayer distributed Bragg reflectors, require a large number of layers in order to achieve high reflectance characteristics. As it turns out, the addition of a metallic layer, to the base of such a multilayer mirror, enables a reduction in the number of dielectric layers needed to attain high reflectance performance. This paper explores the design, experimental realization and opportunities, in thin film amorphous silicon solar cells, afforded by such hybrid dielectric-metallic back surface reflectors.

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  • James G. Mutitu & Shouyuan Shi & Allen Barnett & Dennis W. Prather, 2010. "Hybrid Dielectric-Metallic Back Reflector for Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells," Energies, MDPI, vol. 3(12), pages 1-20, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:3:y:2010:i:12:p:1914-1933:d:10521
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